Take the B5285/B5286 to Ambleside and back down the A591 to windermere. B5285/B5286 VERY tight and VERY blind, but good fun! Give the tourist season a miss though
not a very long ride, but after you have had a look round watton, take this route to swaffham, there are a few tight bends, a few 30's on the way, you might come across a plod on a bike but, he will be doing the same as you, going for a blat to swaff...
Loads of hazards, campers, horses, pigs, sheep and some awesome barrierless sheer drops off the side of the road directly, Difficult to ride fast but still lots of hairpins and a wonderful experience.
It's an Roman empire road (Flaminia) very fast and very dangerous.But it's popular. Only for streetfighters (but Civita Castellana and Narni are nice).
One for BIG TRAILY'S. This is the old D29 military road. Dirt track up the mountain and through the tunnel at the top and down the other side. Nothing too demanding for a large trail bike but pick a dry day. Great views and more challenging than tar...
My favourite bike to do this road on is the firm's MT03. Depending on the time of year you ride - this can be a terrificly scenic road. You ride down with the Pyrenees on your left - in the colder months of the year the resolution on the mountains is...